TRIBUTE
Quincy Jones, musical magician
The multi-talented producer, songwriter, composer and arranger is one of the few human beings who changed the way the world sounds
10 November 2024 - 00:00
Here’s a fun thing to argue about with your friends: who are the best musical minds in history? The Beatles? God no. Mozart? Meh. Michael Jackson? Getting closer. The truth is there is only one answer. Without doubt, the most important aural astronaut any living person has encountered is Quincy Delight Jones Jr. ..
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